u.s. forest ownership

8/8/2019 U.S. Forest Ownership

1/26

Conserving Working ForestsNorth Carolinas Statewide Forest Resource Assessment & Strategies

Ron MyersStaff Forester Hardwood Silviculture


2/26

CONSERVING WORKING FORESTS

OUTLINE

Statewide Goal 1

Chapter 2 Conserving WorkingForests Chapter Organization

Key Findings from Chapter 2

Review Objectives and Strategies

Highlight Ongoing and Future Efforts


3/26

GOAL 1 INCREASE THE SUSTAINABLE

MANAGEMENT AND CONSERVATION

OF FORESTS

Will require natural resource professionals andorganizations to reach out to landowners innew ways.

Urban and urban-rural forests will continue toplay an expanding role.

Inter-organizational cooperation between

partnering agencies will be needed.

Forestry organizations will need to adapt to anever urbanizing population.


4/26

CHAPTER 2 CONSERVING WORKING

FORESTS

A) North Carolinas Forests in 2007

B) Declining Forest Types C) Family and Minority Forests Ownership

D) Population Growth and Land-Use Change

Impacts

E) Management Practices for Forestry &

Wildlife

F) Emerging markets in Ecosystem Services


5/26

2A) NORTH CAROLINAS FOREST IN 2007

In 2007, North Carolina had 18 million acres of

timberlanda gain of 362,000 acres since 2002.

This gain reverses a declining timberland trend.

Ownership of North Carolinas timberland has shifted.

Average annual growth of softwoods exceeded annual

removals.

Average annual growth of hardwoods exceeded annual

removals.

Key

i i s


6/26

2a) North Carolinas Forest in 2007

Figure 2a-7: Ownership trends for timberland in North CarolinaNIPF ownership

accounted for 78

% of timberland

ownership.

Forest industry

ownership

decreased

accounting for 8

percent of

timberland

ownership.

Public ownership

increased

accounting for 14

percent of

timberland

ownership.


7/26

2) North Carolinas Forest in 2007

Fi r -13 Ar f ti rl y f r t- t ty .


8/26

2) North Carolinas Forest in 2007

Follow-up Resources

FIA National Program & Website

http://fia.fs.fed.us (Online Data and Tools)

NC DFR - Forest Inventory & Analysis Section (FIA) Contact: Don Roach

Technical Development, Planning, & Utilization

Section (TDP)

Contact: Utilization Forester


9/26

2B) DECLINING FOREST TYPES

The volume and extent of Longleaf pine,

Atlantic white cedar, and Shortleaf pine,

species with ecological and economicimportance, has significantly declined in

North Carolina.

Key

i i s


10/26

National Woodland Owner Survey Results indicate the topreasons for owning forestland include: passing land on toheirs, land investment, beauty or scenery, part of farm orranch, and nature protection.

The majority of family forests and farms are small. Almost90% of family forests are less than 50 acres with the majorityless than 10 acres. Nearly 7 of 10 family farms are less than100 acres, while most are less than 50 acres.

The size of forest and family farm holdings in NC willcontinue to decrease from development, land use change,and generational transfer of property. This may lead to adecrease in traditional resource management activities.

2C) FAMILY & MINORITY FOREST

OWNERSHIP

Key

i i s


11/26


12/26


13/26

More t a of fa ilyforest owners i s are

s all in size (< 10acres).

early 9 in 10 fa ilyforest owners avetracts t at are less

t an 50 acres in size.

SFS ATI AL LA E S S VEY.FIA.FS.FE . S/ S

ort Carolina


14/26


OWNERSHIPFigure 2c-3: Minority population density in NC by Census block group


15/26

Within the coastal plain region, there are a higher rural

populations of minority or limited-resource

landowners.

Increased Outreach efforts need to be directed toward

minority and limited-resource landowners.

These landowners and farmers own land at risk to

potential fragmentation and parcelization fromeconomic constraints and heir property transfer events.


OWNERSHIP


16/26

North Carolina is one of the fastest growing regions in the

Southern US, with approximately 70 percent of the states

population classified as urban.

By 2030, North Carolina's population is expected to increase by

more than 50 percent since 2000, adding approximately 4 million

people.

Developed land in the state has grown by 1.86 million acres in the

two decades following 1987. The majority of land-use changeoccurred in the piedmont (77%) compared to the coastal plain

(52%) and the mountains (44%).

2D) POPULATION GROWTH &

LAND-USE CHANGE IMPACTSKey

i i s


17/26

Population density increases in North Carolinas urban-rural interface will

present new challenges to many landowners and resource managers

wanting to conduct traditional forest management.


LAND-USE CHANGE IMPACTSFi re - : P l ti y cens s tr ct (sq r e ile) in


18/26


LAND

-USE

CHANGE

IMPACTS

Often times new residents do not have the same connection to the

land, their management objectives are not based on generating

revenue from traditional agricultural or forest management

practices, and they have other conservation objectives for

ownership.


19/26

Very few NC family forest landowners have a written management

plan, or have received professional assistance or financial

incentives, to actively manage their forestland.

Continued support and funding for state and federal cost-share

programs and initiatives are needed to provide financial and

management incentives to NC landowners.

Intensive forest management practices have the potential to

enhance productivity in managed forests on fewer acres. Activelymanaged forests may reduce pressure to harvest natural forests

while sustaining a long-term timber supply.

2E) MANAGEMENT PRACTICES FORFORESTRY & WILDLIFE

Key

Findings


20/26

2E) MANAGEMENT PRACTICES FORFORESTRY & WILDLIFE

How Engaged are NC Woodland Owners?

Data is from TELE-Tools for Engaging Landowners Effectively website.

Based on a sample of 12,830 forest owners collected between 2002 and 2006.


21/26

Given the decreasing trend in size of forest holdings and thesocioeconomic status of new owners (higher income, highlyeducated), social amenities will likely take precedence overmanagement objectives that emphasize timber production.

New owners likely will have different backgrounds andownership objectives and be less aware of the potentialvalue and benefits of good forest management thanprevious owners.

Natural resources professionals who educate and servethese new forest owners will need to apply differentapproaches to better understand landowners objectivesand to meet their changing resource management needs.

2E) MANAGEMENT PRACTICES FOR

FORESTRY & WILDLIFE


22/26



OF FORESTS Objective 1.1 C serve ig - ri rity f rest

ec systems a la sca es

Strategy 1.1.1 olla orate wit ot er nat ral resourceorganizations to i entify ig - riority forest ecosyste s and

landsca es.

Strategy 1.1.2 Assist land anage ent rofessionalswit

t e delivery of rogra s and services t at conserve ig -

riority forest ecosyste s and landsca es.


23/26



OF FORESTS Objective 1.2 Assist landowners with actively

and sustainably anaging forests for econo icand social benefits.

Strategy 1.2.1 Provide increased technical and professionalassitance to forest landowners that results in more active andsustainable management of their forestland.

Strategy 1.2.2 Increase support and funding for state andfederal cost-share programs that result in more active andsustainable management of forestland.

Strategy 1.2.3 Strengthen and support forest nursery and treeimprovement programs to ensure a stable supply of seedlings.

Strategy 1.2.4 Increase landowners understanding of, andparticipation in, Forest Certification


24/26



OF FORESTS Objective 1.3 ssess a re efi e services

r vi e t f restla ers t efficie tly

a effectively meet t eir iverse

ma ageme t bjectives.

Strategy 1.3.1 Assess, evaluate, anddevelop services to

effectively reac nontraditional, underserved, and traditional

forest landowners.

Strategy 1.3.2 Strengt en anddevelopoutside partners ips

wit public andprivate entities at federal, state, and local

levels to i prove and coordinate services and service

delivery.


25/26



OF FORESTS Objective 1.4 Strengthen and support an urban-

focused initiative that eets ownership objectivesfor urban-rural interface landowners and

co unities. Strategy 1.4.1 Assess, evaluate, and target services to effectively

reach forestland owners in the urban-rural interface.

Strategy 1.4.2 Increase support and funding for measures that resultin the conservation of working forests within the urban-rural interface.

Strategy 1.4.3 Provide training to promote a better understandingand implementation of multidisciplinary management opportunitiesthat are appropriate for urban-rural interface ownerships.

Strategy 1.4.4 Assist land management professionals with thedelivery of programs and services that target urban-rural interfaceownerships.


26/26

QUESTIONS?

u.s. forest ownership

Documents